One of the big problems that remains is that Iraq and Lebanon are still supporting Assad - and they're the ones closest to the situation as far as Arab League membership. Jordan is letting in refugees, but is otherwise cracking down on becoming a conduit for arms. Most stuff is either going through Iraq, because it's no man's land out there, or Turkey, because everything goes through Turkey. Jordan isn't staying completely aloof, however, since they're letting France, the U.S., and the U.K. train rebels, although that's supposedly a limited training effort aimed at creating a secular safe zone in the south to counterbalance the religious rebels up north.

phyrkrakr:Since I don't know the Cyrillic alphabet or speak Russian, I don't get the joke.

onyxruby: American's are doing jack. I believe they would like to see regional powers step up the plate.

That's actually starting to happen. The Arab League suspended Syria's membership in November 2011 when evidence emerged that Assad was killing his own citizens. Then, the League has offered Syria's seat at the table to the Syrian National Council which is the main group of rebels (not Assad, anyway). The League has also said the group would support members who choose to arm the rebels. Of course, the Syrian rebels have to form a government in order to get that seat (which they haven't been able to do) but at least something is moving in the right direction.

One of the big problems that remains is that Iraq and Lebanon are still supporting Assad - and they're the ones closest to the situation as far as Arab League membership. Jordan is letting in refugees, but is otherwise cracking down on becoming a conduit for arms. Most stuff is either going through Iraq, because it's no man's land out there, or Turkey, because everything goes through Turkey. Jordan isn't staying completely aloof, however, since they're letting France, the U.S., and the U.K. train rebels, although that's supposedly a limited training effort aimed at creating a secular safe zone in the south to counterbalance the religious rebels up north.